Mortified
television program
Mortified is an Australian children's television series co-produced by the Australian Children's Television Foundation and Enjoy Entertainment for the Nine Network Australia that premiered on June 30, 2006 and ended on April 11, 2007 with two seasons and a total of 26 episodes.
Premise
Mortified follows the imaginative life of Taylor Fry, an 11-year-old girl living in a beachside town in Australia called Sunburn Beach, struggling to make it through her pre-teen years with her flawed and embarrassing family. She is embarrassed by her parents, Don and Glenda; sometimes jealous of her close friend/neighbour Brittany; unaware that her best friend, Hector, has a crush on her while she has a one-sided crush on popular Leon. Taylor frequently breaks the fourth wall and speaks directly to the audience. Her imagination causes inanimate objects to seemingly come to life.
Cast
Main
Marny Kennedy as Taylor Fry, the main character and protagonist who is embarrassed by her parents Don and Glenda, annoyed by her older sister Layla and has a crush on her classmate Leon (while her best friend Hector has a crush on her, but she does not know it as he won't even admit it). Taylor regularly breaks the fourth wall and talks directly to the audience. For the role of Taylor, Marny won the Young Artist Award at the 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards.
Nicolas Dunn as Hector Garcia, Taylor's loyal best friend who often gets dragged along on her crusades. However, he falls out with Taylor twice-- in the episode "Flag Fall" when he volunteers to raise the new Sunburn Primary School flag and Taylor calls him a dork and in the episode "School Trivia Night" when Taylor conspires with Leon to sabotage their families during the event, but he reconciles with her both times.
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